Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

The motorist who killed 8-month-old Navraj Raju was ticketed for driving without a license. Queens DA Richard Brown thinks that’s punishment enough. Image: CBS

Richard Brown: Killing a Baby on a Sidewalk While Unlicensed Isn’t a Crime

By Brad Aaron | Jan 30, 2017 | 2 Comments

Brown apparently decided a low-level misdemeanor charge was too severe for the death of 8-month-old Navraj Raju.

Caton Avenue at St. Paul’s Place. Image: Google Maps

NYPD: No Charges for Trucker Who Dismembered Woman in Brooklyn Hit-and-Run

By Brad Aaron | Jan 19, 2017 | 3 Comments

It would be the second time this month NYPD declined to charge a motorist for leaving the scene of a fatal crash -- a felony.

Ydanis Rodriguez and Antonio Reynoso at the scene of the hit-and-run crash that killed 85-year-old Rafael Nieves. Photo: William Alatriste, NYC Council Photographer

No Charges After Drivers Kill 3 People in Separate Crashes in 4 Hours

By Brad Aaron | Jan 10, 2017 | 11 Comments

Motorists killed three people walking and biking in Brooklyn. In one case a driver ran over a senior in broad daylight and left the scene.

Gerritsen Avenue, where a speeding driver severely injured 12-year-old Anthony Turturro after locals asked DOT to calm traffic on the street. A state Court of Appeals ruling exposes the city to liability for failing to redesign streets when it's aware of dangerous conditions. Image: Google Maps

Court Holds NYC Liable for Injuries on Dangerous Streets

By Brad Aaron | Jan 5, 2017 | 200 Comments

The decision says that when local governments are aware that a street design leads to dangerous driving behaviors, they have an obligation to act.

Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez with members of Families for Safe Streets outside City Hall this morning. Photo: David Meyer

Rodriguez Proposes Amber Alerts to Nab Hit-and-Run Drivers

By David Meyer | Jan 4, 2017 | 3 Comments

Last year, fatal hit-and-run crashes increased 34 percent in New York City, and in the past week alone, hit-and-run drivers killed three pedestrians. This morning, City Council transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez announced a legislative package aimed at combatting the growing hit-and-run epidemic.

A motorist fatally struck Antonietta Orlando at 15th Avenue and 76th Street in Brooklyn. The white arrow indicates the approximate path of the victim and red arrow indicates the approximate path of the driver, according to NYPD. No charges were filed. Image: Google Maps

No Charges for Driver Who Killed Senior in Bensonhurst Crosswalk

By Brad Aaron | Dec 8, 2016 | No Comments

A senior has died from injuries sustained when a motorist hit her in a Bensonhurst crosswalk last month. NYPD filed no charges.

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